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i, my name is Stephanie Filip.I'm a Certified Sleep Sense Consultant, and teaching parentshow to get their children sleeping isn't only my career, it's alsomy passion!

Study after study shows that the single biggest challenge facedby new parents is getting their child to sleep through thenight. So if you're struggling with your child's sleep...you're notalone!

There's some good news though. For some babies all it takes isa little "tweak" here and there to make a real difference! You'llfind five of those "tweaks" on the following pages.

Ready? Let's start with Tip # 1 on the next page...

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EARLY BEDTIMESECRET # 1

he best time to put your baby or toddler to bed issometime between 6 and 8 o'clock in the evening. This ensuresthat your child will be able to get a solid 11-13 hours of sleepduring the night. (And yes... that is how much sleep childrenshould be getting every night up until the age of about 10.)

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SAME PLACEEVERY NIGHT

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hether your child has a room of their own or shares aroom with parents or siblings, it's important that you put yourson or daughter to sleep in the same place every night (and fornaps during the day as much as possible.) Putting your child tobed in a familiar place lets them know they are safe and thatthey are in a place where sleep is expected of them.

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BEDTIME ROUTINESECRET # 3

onsistency and predictability are really important tobabies and toddlers. When they know what to expect atbedtime, it makes it *much* easier for them to make thetransition from waking to sleeping - and that's why creating abedtime routine is so important!Your bedtime routine shouldn't take more than about 45minutes, and it's VERY important that the routine is the sameevery single night. The repetition and predictability are whatlet your child know that bedtime is coming!

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PUT BABY TO BEDAWAKE

SECRET # 4

es, I said awake! If you've been rocking, nursing, orotherwise soothing your baby to sleep, this is going to seemlike a tough one... but it's actually the most important step! It'sonly by letting your baby fall asleep WITHOUT your help atbedtime that he or she can learn the skills necessary to stayasleep through the night.

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WAITSECRET # 5

f your baby wakes up during the night, wait a few minutesbefore intervening.Everyone - babies and adults alike - will actually wake upseveral times every night. For most adults, these wakings areso brief that we don't even remember them the next morning.However, many babies will immediately start to fuss or crywhen they wake up.This is simply because they haven'tlearned how to fall asleep on their own. The good news is, withguidance, most babies figure out how to do this quite quickly!

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THERE YOU HAVEIT!

he 5 most important things you need to know aboutgetting your child to sleep through the night.Of course, it's important to keep in mind that every child is alittle different - there's no "magic formula" that will work100% of the time for every baby! My passion (and myprofession) is helping parents like you develop customizedplans for solving child sleep problems, so if you have anyquestions about what you've just read, please feel free to get intouch!

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f you have any questions about what you've just read I'dlike to take this opportunity to offer you a FREE 15 -minutesleep consultation. Over the phone, we can discuss what yoursleep challenges are, and I can let you know some specificthings you can try to make improvement.

To set up your complimentary consultation, visit my website atwww.tranquilsleep.ca, send me an emailat stephanie@tranquilsleep.ca, or just give me a call at289-921-5040!

Looking forward to helping you to healthy sleep!

Sleep Well,

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